Cellular field testing automation tool

Abstract

A disclosed method may include (i) initiating a cellular field testing tool that tests a condition of cellular network connectivity of a device under test, (ii) checking, prior to starting a specific test of the cellular field testing tool, whether each precondition in a set of preconditions is satisfied, and (iii) preventing the cellular field testing tool from starting the specific test until each precondition in the set of preconditions is satisfied. Related systems and computer-readable mediums are further disclosed.

1 . A method comprising:
 initiating a cellular field testing tool that tests a condition of cellular network connectivity of a device under test;   checking, prior to starting a specific test of the cellular field testing tool, whether each precondition in a set of preconditions is satisfied; and   preventing the cellular field testing tool from starting the specific test until each precondition in the set of preconditions is satisfied;   wherein:   a specific precondition in the set of preconditions indicates an attribute of a location where the device under test is located or an attribute of cellular network connectivity of the device under test; and
 preventing the cellular field testing tool from starting the specific test comprises disabling a graphical user interface element for starting the specific test. 
   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the set of preconditions comprises at least two preconditions. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the specific precondition within the set of preconditions tests a value relating to at least one of:
 the identifier of a modulation scheme;   the absolute radiofrequency channel number;   the physical cell ID; or   the carrier aggregation band combination.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising performing a remedial action in an attempt to satisfy each precondition within the set of preconditions. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 4 , further comprising, after performing the remedial action, checking whether each precondition in the set of preconditions is satisfied. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the remedial action comprises cycling an airplane mode on and off on the device under test. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the remedial action comprises power cycling the device under test off and on. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 4 , wherein the remedial action comprises raising an audiovisual alarm. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein preventing the cellular field testing tool from starting the specific test comprises dimming or graying the graphical user interface element. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the cellular field testing tool operates in part by connecting to both the device under test and a reference device. 
     
     
         11 . A system comprising:
 a physical computing processor; and   a non-transitory computer-readable medium encoding instructions that, when executed by the physical computing processor, cause a computing device to perform operations comprising:
 initiating a cellular field testing tool that tests a condition of cellular network connectivity of a device under test; 
 checking, prior to starting a specific test of the cellular field testing tool, whether each precondition in a set of preconditions is satisfied; and 
 preventing the cellular field testing tool from starting the specific test until each precondition in the set of preconditions is satisfied; 
   wherein:   a specific precondition in the set of preconditions indicates an attribute of a location where the device under test is located or an attribute of cellular network connectivity of the device under test; and
 preventing the cellular field testing tool from starting the specific test comprises disabling a graphical user interface element for starting the specific test. 
   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the set of preconditions comprises at least two preconditions. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the specific precondition within the set of preconditions tests a value relating to at least one of:
 the identifier of a modulation scheme;   the absolute radiofrequency channel number;   the physical cell ID; or   the carrier aggregation band combination.   
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise performing a remedial action in an attempt to satisfy each precondition within the set of preconditions. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the operations further comprise, after performing the remedial action, checking whether each precondition in the set of preconditions is satisfied. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the remedial action comprises cycling an airplane mode on and off on the device under test. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the remedial action comprises power cycling the device under test off and on. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 14 , wherein the remedial action comprises raising an audiovisual alarm. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein preventing the cellular field testing tool from starting the specific test comprises dimming or graying the graphical user interface element. 
     
     
         20 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoding instructions that, when executed by at least one physical processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
 initiating a cellular field testing tool that tests a condition of cellular network connectivity of a device under test;   checking, prior to starting a specific test of the cellular field testing tool, whether each precondition in a set of preconditions is satisfied; and   preventing the cellular field testing tool from starting the specific test until each precondition in the set of preconditions is satisfied;   wherein:   a specific precondition in the set of preconditions indicates an attribute of a location where the device under test is located or an attribute of cellular network connectivity of the device under test; and   preventing the cellular field testing tool from starting the specific test comprises disabling a graphical user interface element for starting the specific test.